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BigRetina
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2002-09-02 : 06:25:30
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| Salute...I have the following column in a table..Codes-----SP1SP2SP3SP3SP3How can I return the following:SP1,SP2,SP3in one query??.. |
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AndrewMurphy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2002-09-02 : 07:17:37
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| lookup following items in SQLTEAM of BOL.....there are many examples of the use of both1...COALESCE (for appending results)2...DISTINCT (for getting unique values) |
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BigRetina
Posting Yak Master
144 Posts |
Posted - 2002-09-02 : 08:05:19
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quote: lookup following items in SQLTEAM of BOL.....there are many examples of the use of both1...COALESCE (for appending results)2...DISTINCT (for getting unique values)
First Of All..Thanks..I know of both keywords..BUT what I can NOT see is how to COALESCE a column with itself and produce a string of the concatenated sub strings.I need to return ONE string that has the value of "SP1,SP2,SP3" of the previous table..Thanks Again |
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AndrewMurphy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2916 Posts |
Posted - 2002-09-02 : 08:41:30
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| as stated before....a SEARCH of SQLTEAM for COALESCE would have been useful for you to undertake....please do NOT underestimate the power of trying to help yourself!and a "forum search" using the keyword above should have turned up the following link (amongst many others) ....and the bit of most use to you is the last section.....http://www.sqlteam.com/item.asp?ItemID=2368 |
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BigRetina
Posting Yak Master
144 Posts |
Posted - 2002-09-02 : 08:49:28
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| Chill man..well thanks but i was walking the wrong road from the begining!..So I couldnt see how to help myself!Anyway..Thanks |
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